I am a community-based artist and public librarian from Lawrence, Kansas, currently based in Boise, Idaho. My work focuses on strengthening community ties, infusing art into the public sphere, and inspiring playful interactions.

​My participatory, process-informed public art projects encompass a range of mediums including photography, wheatpaste, digital projections, and large-scale installations. My installations encourage public dialogue and create public gathering space in surprising places. I cultivates an open approach to project design, asking questions and creating a framework for participation. Exploring the community building power of social media has inspired a new phase in my cultural development process. My current project,Librarians, is a multi-year photographic essay featuring portraits and quotes from library staff around the world.

Michael Bradley and I are The Sun My Heart. In addition to playing our music at festivals and community events, we bring music and group song into retirement communities.

I was lead artist for Lawrence Inside Out, a photography project celebrating all things artistic in Lawrence, Kansas. I received a grant to fund this initiative through the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission. Lawrence Inside Out is part of the global Inside Out Project, hailed as the largest participatory art project in the world. Look for a soon to be released book from the Inside Out Project!

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